Medical
Pakistan orders Afghan medical students home, bars new Afghan admissions
In a statement released Tuesday night, the Afghan Embassy said the decision would have a significant impact on the academic progress and future of Afghan students.
The Israel Public Health Association’s bet on what comes next
Going where the need is greatest
Making Aliyah? Your healthcare plan should begin before the flight
Israel must fight harder to keep its doctors in the country - editorial
Israel needs doctors. There are Jewish doctors around the world who may want to make Israel their home. Connecting the two is vital for a country that prides itself on solving difficult problems.
Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years
In 2023, 416 doctors left Israel for at least one year, compared with 530 in 2024 and a preliminary estimate of 419 in 2025.
When health systems fail, experience matters: Dr. Haregewoyn's 30-year leadership argument
After three decades leading public health programs, Dr. Moses Haregewoyn argues that experience, accountability and operational expertise are essential to building resilient health systems.
Restore fuller hair with a hair transplant
Medical coexistence: Arab Israeli doctors show the cost of Israel’s medical school shortage
As Israel faces a growing doctor shortage, Arab Israelis now make up 25% of physicians and play an essential role in a health system that also offers a model of coexistence.
'Noble, extraordinary act': Seven-year-old receives life-saving transplant from fallen IDF soldier
After Shahar Gamla was killed in Lebanon, his family’s decision to donate his organs helped save 7-year-old Bel Finkelstein’s life.
Assuta, Microsoft develop AI medical assistant to reduce relieve doctors' documentation tasks
The AI assistant is intended to read the medical record and present key information before a patient meeting, and listen to and transcribe the conversation during the meeting.
New tool designed to detect biases hidden in medical AI data sets, identifies flaws in training
"We train models to be the most predictive, but we have zero control over what the model uses to make the prediction," AI-assisted medicine expert Unberath added.
Three teenage boys rescued by United Hatzalah in Sea of Galilee after drifting to deep waters
Three boys suffering from mild dehydration were rescued overnight after their rubber boat drifted into the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, leaving them unable to return to shore.
A regressive step: Israel's gender segregation law undermines medical education, equality - opinion
Gender segregation has no place in medical training. It risks sidelining women, weakening universities, and damaging the international standing of Israeli medicine.
